Loading device for dirt, manure, &amp;c.



PATENTED PEB. 20, 1906.

G. H. YOUNG.

LOADING DEVICE FOR DIRT, MANURE, 6m..

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.29, 1905.

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LOADING DEVICE FOR DIRT, IWANURE, &0.

Speccaton of yLetters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed September 29, 1905. Serial No. 280,593.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, GEORGE H. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Velcome, in the county of Outagamie and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Loading Devices for Dirt, M anure, te., of which the following is a specification.

My invention'relates to a device for loading into a wagon with a team dirt, gravel, manure, &c.; and it consists of a Wagon having a box thereon adapted for holding said material and having a track arranged over each side-board and extending from the forward end to nearly the rear end thereof, said track being at some distance above the usual side-boards and preferably at an inclination downward from the forward toward its rear end. With said rear end an apron is detachably connected, having a width corresponding with the gage of said track and extending backward a suitable distance for forming an angle with the ground somewhat less than forty-'five degrees. A loaded carrier (it may be a fork or shovel) is arranged for being drawn by means of a rope up this incline and upon said track to the point in the length of the wagon-box where it is desired to unload said carrier, when upon the slacking of the rope by which it is drawn the carrier will automatically dump its load into the wagonbox; and the object of my improvement is to provide a device that is easy to operate, is simple in construction and operation, the carrier of which can be loaded, unloaded, and handled by one person and that can gather its load from a large area, not only directly in rear of the wagon, but from points at some i distance at either side or directly in its rear,

the area from which a load can be gathered being limited only by the length of rope used, the devices and mechanism for doing Which are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan of a wagon-box of a usual construction having my improvements arranged upon or connected with it. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the wagon and its box with said improvements. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the front end of the Wagon-box with its carrier in position for being dumped. Fig. 4 is an elevation, upon an enlarged scale, of the manner of securing the rollers of the carrier to the fork-tines.

Similar numerals and letters indicate like parts in the several views.

i g indicates the ground-line upon which the mechanism is supported; 1, a wagon, which may be the usual farm-wagon, as is shown in Fig. 1, with preferably the box 2, having side-boards 3, outward-swinging doors 4,having hinges 5 and fastening 6 for convenience in unloading, but is preferably a manure-unloading wagon or distributer, as 2FL in Fig. 2, it having the beater or distributing -drum 7, gear-wheel 8 upon the rear axle, pinion 9, sprocket-Wheels 10 and 11, chain 12, sprocket-- wheels 13, and chain 14, said mechanism having its position indicated by dotted lines only, as no claim is made to it and it is not an essential element of my invention. Directly over the side-boards of the wagon-box rails are arranged and forming a track of a gage corresponding with the width of the wagon-box, it extending from the forward end of the box to nearly its rear end. These rails should be at a sufficient height above the box for allowing a loaded carrier to dump its load free of the material already in the box. At opposite corners of the forward end of the box posts 16 are erected, they having a plate 17 mounted thereon, said posts having braces 18 and 19, and midway between the posts a sheave-block 20 is suspended from said plate. The rails are supported above the wagon-box by posts 16 and 21 and at their rear ends by the angular irons 22 at each side of the box, said irons each being perforated for receiving pins 23, one at each upper corner of the apron 24, for detachably connecting the apron with the rails. This apron should be of nearly the same width as the wagon-box and of a'length for extending from the rear end of the track to the ground at an angle somewhat less than forty-five degrees for the easy ascent of the loaded carrier and for its removal.

The apron may be formed of light material and its upper surface covered with sheet metal 25 and its lower side provided with `one or more truck-wheels 26for its easy movement from one place to another. Near the upper end of the apron a roller 27 is journaled in the side rails 28 of the apron, the purpose of which is to support the rope 2Q when a loaded carrier is being drawn toward the wagon. Just forward of said roller a board 80 is pivoted at the point 31 to the side rails of the apron, the purpose of which is to direct any scattering material which the carrier may bring up the apron into the wagon-box, 'and when the apron is applied to a manure- IOO IIO

distributer' to carry said material over the beater-drum 7, and it serves also for aiding in directing the carrier onto the apron when it is being drawn backward after its load is discharged. The apron is provided with pins 30a, one at each end, for supporting it upon the rails 3 of the wagon-box.

The carrier may be a fork or shovel. They are substantially alike in their construction, exceptin that the former is provided with tines an the latter with a sheet-metal bottom 32, as is shown by the shovel edge in dotted lines in Fig. 1. If a fork 33, it is formed of a series of suitably-curved square bars of steel 34, having one end sharpened to a point and the other end provided with a fixed shoulder 35 and screw-nut 36. The tines or, if a shovel, the blade is curved so that the free ends of the tines or blade form an angle of about ninety degrees with their other or head end. A bar 37 is provided, it having bores suitable for receiving the part of the tines which is outside of the shoulders 35, and the nuts 36 being applied to said ends the tines are securely held to said bar or carrier headpiece. The outer pieces 34a at each side of the carrier are shorter than the others, are not pointed, their outer ends being curved upward and connected by a rod 38 to the bar 37. Pivoted to the free ends of said outer pieces so as to swing freely is a bail 39, from the mid-length of which the rope 29 is arranged to be connected, said rope extending over the wagon-box, over the. sheave-pulley 41 in the block 20 at the forward end of the box, and down and around the pulley 42, where a hook 43 is provided for hitching a team to.

Below the head-piece or bar 37 spindles 44 are arranged, one at each side of the carrier, which are securely attached to the tines by means of clamping-pieces 45 and bolts 46. Uponthe' outer end of each spindle rollers 47 and 48 are mounted for revolution, which rollers may be separate or integral, the outer one being of greater diameter than the inner one 48. The purpose of the small rollers is to support the carrier in its movement along the rails 15 in delivering its load to the wagonbox and also to make it easier for the operator to pull the carrier backward along the rails after its load is dumped, the dividing line or wall between the two rollers forming an outward-Haring flange 49 to the smaller rollers, which flange serves to guide the load along upon the track as it approaches the dumping-point, and the purpose of the larger rollers is to serve as truck-wheels for the carrier when moving it over the ground.

Handles 50 are secured to the device for its convenient operation. For assisting the carrier to return after it is dumped springs 51 are arranged, one upon each post 16, for engaging with the small rollers and throwing the carrier backward.

The operation of the device is' as follows.' The apron being connected with the wagonbox, the carrier is drawn backward to the point where the material to be loaded is located. The whifl'letree of the team is then unhitched from the hook 52 on the wa ontongue and connected with the hook 43 o? the rope. The carrier-operator then directs the carrier into the material to be loaded, the team is then started, and the carrier loaded in a usual and well-known manner, the team continuing onward. The loaded carrier, as shown at 53 in Fig. 2, as it approaches the apron is directed by the operator so that the flared ends of the rollers 48 as the load ascends the apron will engage with the outer edges of the rails, and thereby guide the carrier along on the rails until the desired point is reached where it is desired to dump the` load, it being observed that owin to the position of the bail connection as ong as the rope is drawn tightly the free end of the carrier will be held in a nearly horizontal position but when the rope is slackened, the weight of the load being nearly all forward of the rollers 48, upon which the load is supported when on the rails, the load will automatically dump into the wagon-box. Dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2 represent the fork as dumped, heavy lines in Fig. 1 show the fork in position for receiving a load, and in Fig. 3 the fork is shown in the position it occupies before dumping. The load being dumped, the operator taking the handles pulls the. empty tool to the pointfor getting the next load, the team meanwhile having been backed up and the rope slackened.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, ish

1. A loading device for dirt, manure, &c., comprising a wagon, a wagon-box thereon, a rail at each side of the box at a distance above its side-boards and of a length nearly equal to said box, sheave-pulleys supported at the forward end of said box, one above and one below the same, an apron extending at a suitable inclination from the rear end of said rails to the ground, a carrier for gathering the material to be loaded, a roller mounted for revolution, at each side thereof and arranged for traveling along said rails, a bail pivoted to said carrier, and a rope rove over said sheave, pulleys and being connected with said bail, substantially as described.

2. A loading device for dirt, manure, &c., comprising a wagon, a wa on-box thereon, a rail at each side of the ox at a distance above its side-boards and ofa length nearly equal to said box, an apron detachably connected to the rear ends of said'rails and extending at a suitable inclination from said rails to the ground, a carrier for gathering the material to be loaded, a roller mounted for revolution upon each side thereof and arranged for traveling along said rails, a bail pivoted to said carrier, sheave-pulleys suitably supported at the forward end of said wagon box one above and one below the same, and a rope rove over said pulleys and being connected with said bail, substantially as set forth.

3. A loading device for dirt, manure, &c., comprising a wagon, a wagon-box thereon, a rail at each side of the box at a distance above its side-boards and of a length nearly equal to said box, an apron detachably connected to the rear end of each rail and extending at a suitable inclination from said ends to the ground, a roller mounted transversely of said apron for revolution in the side rails thereof, near the upper end of said apron, and having its upper surface slightly above the upper surface of said apron, a carrier for gathering the material to be loaded, a roller mounted for revolution at each side of said carrier and arranged for traveling along said rails, a bail pivoted to said carrier, sheave pulleys suitably supported at the forward end of said wagon ox, one above and one below the same, and a rope rove over said pulleys and being connected with said bail, substantially as described.

4. In a loading device for dirt, manure, &c., adapted for application to a manure unloading or distributing wagon, a rail arranged above each side-board at a distance above the same 'and extending from their forward end to near the rear end of said box, an apron detachably connected to the rear end of each rail, a board arranged transversely of said apron near the upper end thereof and being hinged thereto for protecting the beater, or

distributing-drum of said wagon from the carrier when delivering the loading material to said distributing-wagon, substantially as set forth.

5. In a carrier for a loading device for loading dirt, manure, &c., a suitablehead-piece therefor, suitable handles attached thereto, means secured to said head-piece for gathering and holding the material to be loaded, spindles secured to the carrier at each side thereof at a point substantially in the hori- Zontal plane of the free, or outer end of said carrier and perpendicularly under said carrier head-piece, a roller mounted upon each spindle, and a bail pivoted to said carrier at a point forward of said rollers and above the plane of thebottom of said carrier, substantially as described.

6. In a carrier for a loading device for loading dirt, manure, &c., a suitable head-piece therefor, suitable handles attached thereto, means secured to said head-piece for gathering and holding the material to be loaded, spindles secured to the carrier at each side thereof at a point substantially in the horizontal plane of the free, or outer end of said carrier and perpendicularly under said carrier head-piece, a roller mounted upon each spindle, a flange upon the outer end of each roller, Haring outward therefrom and of greater diameter than said roller, and a bail pivoted to said carrier at a point forward of said roller and above the bottom of said carrier, substantially as set forth.

GEORGE H. YOUNG.

Witnesses:

JOHN REBMAN, EDMUND BoDoH. 

